Where does “smördeg” come from?
smördeg (Swedish) comes from Swedish smör, from Old Swedish smiør, from Old Norse smjǫr, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smer- — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
smördeg (Swedish): puff pastry, especially if made with butter
Definitions
- puff pastry, especially if made with butter
Ancestry of “smördeg”, step by step
smördeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish smör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | smör | butter |
| 2 | Old Swedish | smiør | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | smjǫr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |
via Swedish deg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | deg | dough; a thick mix of flour and water; dough;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | degher | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | deig | dough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |